Process of gas generation.



H. E. RIDER.

PROCESS OF GAS GENERATION.

APPLICATION FILED 020.26. 1914.

1,21 8,470. Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Jlnurntur vapor by amalgamation withthe vapor to cation in V ,whichsimilar re UN TED srAT s ATENT HERBERT E. RIDER, 0F BROOKLYN, NEWvomghssrcnoa 'ro Louis LEV,I E N,,-0E NEW YORK, 1-I. Y.- v

PROCESS OF GAS GENERATION.

Patented Mar. 1917.]

Application filed December 26, 1914. .Serial No. 879,205.

' :tion of the invention, 'such aswill enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same. i p This inventionrelates to gas generation from oil and provides a processin which aspray of oil is gasified and then subjected to oxidizing treatment sothat the same may be used in an internal combustion engine withoutleaving any carbon precipitatein the cylinders of said internalcombustion engine. A further object of this invention is the provisionfor the treatment ofsaid gasified enable the dilution of the final gas.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claim and drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through'a device constructed inaccordance with an apparatus for carrying out this process and Fig. 2 isa similar View of a portion there- .of enlarged.

This invention provides for a process by which kerosene or-the like maybevaporized' or gasified to enable said vapor or gas being fed to aninternal combustion engine of the usualtype. It is clearly seen that anappae ratus employing the elements to be described is capable ofoperation by pressure or suc-' t1on and when considered in connectlonwith an internal combustion engine, the suction established by thepiston may be employed .in actuating this apparatus.

. Referring to the drawings of this applierence numerals indicatesimilar parts,there is shown a fitting 10 to which a sleeve 11 may be.attached in any desired manner and within the sleeve 11 is a tube 12having aflaring upper .portion 13, terminating in a flangel l by whichsaid tube is clamped between the sections 10 and 11. The tube .12 isprovided at intervals withv baflle units 15 which may be formed bynesting a number of small tubes. The sleeve 11 has its lowerend attachedto a casing 16 in which the lower end of the tube 12 terminates. Thecasing .16 is provided with a flange 17 upon which 'a screen 18 bearsand upon the screen 18 is a'sleeve 19 which supports a screen 20 of thesame type as the screen 18. r

Thecasing 16 contains a body of oil which is maintainedat a desiredlevel by the float 21 supported by the arm 22 which is fulcrumedas at 23to the casing so that the yoke 24 will actuate the weighted valve stem'25 when the supply of oil becomes consumed to allow a supply throughthe tube 26 to replenish the consumed portions.

A tube 27 is connected tothe casing 16 in any desired manner and leadsto the fitting 28 to which a series of tubes 29 are connected and eachof these tubes is provided with an 1 air inlet 30 by which suctionformed in the fitting 10 permits air to enter the fitting 10 through thejet 31 and siphon oil through the tubes 29 from the casing 16. As theoil is sprayed through thejet 31, the jet is confined in the fitting 10and it is ignited as by a spark plug 32 connected to a? source ofelectrical supply in the usual manner. ,Tlie air admitted through theair inlets 30 is insuflicient to support complete combustion and as itisnecessary to ignite the vapor, an air valve 33 is provided by ,whichthe con trolled quantities of air may be admitted. This valve carries anadjustable thumb nut 34 to allow the proper-adjustment being made withthe spring 35 so that the valve 33 will not admit air in greaterquantitiesthan is really necessary.

As in use with i ternal combustion engines, it frequently'occurs thatthe load on gether with the adjusting nuts 39, by which 100 the suctionin the fittinglO causes sald valve to slide to open or close one or moreof the jets sna the'case may require. It isv apl" parent'that when-theloadon the=engine is' lightand it tends to'race, the suction in the 105fitting 10 is increased which would tend to generate richer gas but inthis v event the valve 36 will be slid to. close some of the jets 31 andthereby reduce the quality of the gas generated which in turn reducesthe speed 110 10. the nipple 45. The valve stem is threaded of theengine oras is apparent, maintains a uniform speed of the engine to Ilikewise maintain a uniform suction.

The sleeve 11. is provided with a boss 40 l to, which an elbow 41 isconnected and this elbow has the usual flange 42 formed thereon by whichit may be connected to the manifold of an internal combustion engine notshown." This elbow is provided with an air valve 43 slidable in a spider44 formed in and provided with the adjusting nuts 46 by which pressureon the spring 47 may be varied and manipulation of the valve 43 toovercome the action of the spring 47 is had. by means of the lever 48which is fulcrumed as at 49and to which the rod 50 leading to anydesired point of operation is connected.

When it is desired to main a supply of rich gas against the action ofthe movement of the valve 36, manipulation of the rod 56 will cause thelever 57 to swing and engage against one of the nuts 39 and hold thevalve in the position which allows all of-the jets 31 to remain active.The lever 57 may be a suction would be established through the elbow 4'within the sleeve 11, casing: 16,

T 1 tube 12an fitting 10, at which time the ingress' of air'through theinlets 30 will inject oil through the tubes 29 and spray the samethrough the jets 31. The adjustment of the valve 33 is suclras to causethe injection of v the spray into the fitting 10 before air is admittedpast the valve 33. During the fintermittent or constant suction, the oilis sprayed into the fitting 10, the valve 33 ad drawn through the elbow41-. ,When it is desired to dilute this gas to afiect the explosivpqualities thereof, air may be admitted past the valve 43 which mixeswith the gas and dilutes it in umes of air admitted. L

In the generation of gas by this process and with this apparatus, 1 findthat in impinging the products of combustion against a comparativelycool body of oil, this gas assumes the particular characteristic which"Thegeneration of gas by smothering an unconsumedv-ap'or is admitted tobe old, but the treatment of such gas as shown and described producesa'newtype of gas applicable to the usage heretofore described.

Modifications may. be made within the scope of this invention bychanging the relative positions and proportions of thelseveral partsshown as 'well as other modifications apparent to thoseskilled in theart, but the drawings are submitted for illustrative purposes only.-Having thus described claim:

The process of gas generation comprising the use of suction formed by anengine to atomize oil by ingress of air currentsthrough jets connectedto a source of oil supply mixmg air with the finelyd-ivided particles ofoil, ignition of the mixture of air and oil vapor, smothering the flameby passage of the partly consumed gas through a restrictedpassage,thoroughly mixing the gas by passage through fine passages and.mixing my invention 1 mits'a proportioned amount of air, the sparkchamb ers, between sets of individual pas- {plug 32ignites this spray toset up the com-- bustion' thereof, butbefore'the elements areconsumedthe gases are passed through the tube-12 and'the bae units15'when the flame is smothered and in passing through the tube 12;,thegaseous products of partial combustion are allowed to expand andproperly mix. In passing from the tube 12, these gaseous products ofcombustion are 'im-- 1 pmged againstthe oil in the casing 16 when saidgas ab o'rbspart of this oil and amal gamates so toispeak, wlth the gasin the cas- -1ng 16 and passes through the screens 18 and 20 the sleeves11, from where it is sages, enriching'said gas by impinging it against astatic body of oil inwhich evaporation of particles of said oil occurs,and

further mixing the enriched gas by passage through screens of fine meshto break up individual currents, and the treatment of said gasby theadmixture of air in proportions tovary the richness thereof. Intestimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of-two witnesses. I vHERBERT E. RIDER.

. Witnesses:

Gnome L. ,TnonN, I I NLownNsrnm.

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